The Mount Adams Country 1987 Keith McCoy ~ Klickitat County History ~ White Salmon, Columbia River Gorge, etc ~ pioneers ~ Washington state

Title: The Mount Adams Country: Forgotten corner of the Columbia River Gorge

Author: Keith McCoy / Edited by David James

Description: Inscribed by Keith McCoy on half-title page. Boards in green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Near fine. Clean and unmarked. More than 75 illustration, mostly historic photographs. Includes a bibliography and index. Dust jacket shows some edgewear and has some cosmetic flaws; in an archival mylar sleeve. pp. xv, 196.

A historical presentation of the Mount Adams area of Klickitat County,Washington, geographically located between the White Salmon and Klickitat rivers. Primarily covers the pioneers and early settlers up through the first decades of the 20th century. It includes descriptions and the geography and natural features of the area, and touches on the Klickitat Indians, the logging industry, early businesses, and various developments that shaped the history of the area. The ''Mount Adams Country'' includes a stretch of the Columbia River Gorge and the communities of White Salmon, Bingen, Lyle, BZ Corner, Husum, Trout Lake, Wahkiacus, Appleton, Glenwood, Klickitat, Camas Prairie and Glenwood.

Inscribed by the author with his respects paid to a longtime White Salmon physician and former Klickitat County Health Officer, Wayne M. Henkle (1917-1986).

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good

Publisher: Pahto Publications
Place: White Salmon, Washington
Year: 1987

ISBN: 096184020X

Keywords: history, Klickitat County, Washington, Washington state, Columbia River, White Salmon, Bingen,